Sweet And Sour Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• vegetable oil
• 8 ounces boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
• 8 ounces pineapple chunks
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into thin strips
• 1 ounce canned bamboo shoot, drained,rinsed and halved
• rice or noodles, to serve
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup wine vinegar
• 1 -2 clove garlic, crushed
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 6 tablespoons pineapple juice

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour into the mixing bowl, along with the cornstarch and baking powder to make the batter.
• 2 add the vegetable oil and stir in just barely enough water to make a smooth, thick batter, which will yield about 3/4 cup.
• 3 put the wok on the stove and pour roughly 2/3 cup of vegetable oil into it, then heat until almost smoking.
• 4 after it is almost smoking, lower the heat slightly.
• 5 then dip the pieces of chicken into the batter and cover them in the batter.
• 6 after they are covered in batter, cook them in the wok for 2-3 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
• 7 it's acceptable to do the chicken in batches instead of all at once.
• 8 remove chicken from the wok with a slotted spoon and keep it warm, i'd recommend keeping it in the oven until it is needed.
• 9 drain all but roughly 1 tablespoon of oil from the wok.
• 10 add the bell pepper, pineapple pieces, onion, bamboo shoots, and carrot to the wok, and then stir-fry it for 1-2 minutes.
• 11 remove the vegetables from the wok with a slotted spoon and set them aside for now.
• 12 mix all the sauce ingredients together until they are combined, and then pour the sauce into the wok.
• 13 bring the wok to a boil and stir the sauce until it is thick and clear.
• 14 cook it for about 1 minute, then return the chicken and vegetables to the wok.
• 15 cook all of this for 1-2 more minutes, and then serve with rice or noodles.